Garment-form.



J. R. HOOD.

GARMENT FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1912.

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INVENTEI F? ,ATTEHQNEYE J. R. HOOD.

GARMENT FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1912.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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JOHN R. I-IOOD, F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5,1912.

Application filed May 25, 1912. Serial No. 699,652.

7 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN R. Hoon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Garment Forms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to garment forms and more particularly bust-formsof the kind adapted to be mounted on the T-stands used in dry goods andother stores for displaying garments and other goods.

The object of my invention'is the provision of an inexpensive garmentform of this character which is firmly held against rocking, tilting orother displacement on the T stand when in use and which can at the sametime be readily applied to and removed from the stand.

In the accompanying drawings consisting of 2 sheets: Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a bust form embodying the invention and mounted on anordinary T-stand. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. 11$ a side elevation of thebust formmounted on a Tstand, showing a modified construction of theholding clasps.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The display stand shown in the drawings is of the conventionalconstruction and comprises the hollow post or upright 1 secured to thebase 2, and the adjustable rod 3 telescoped into'said post and carryingthe cross bar 4 at its upper end.

The bust form may be constructed of any suitable material but ispreferably made of wire, as shown. In the particular form illustrated inthe drawings it comprises upper and lower rings 5 connected by uprightrods 6 and constituting the neck portion of the form; horizontal ringsor elliptical members 7, 8 and 9, upright front and rear members 10extending from the lower neck ring 5 to the lowermost ring 9,-shouldermembers '11 extending from said neck ring to a point below the upperbody ring 7, and upright members 12 arranged at the sides of the formand extending upwardly from the lowermost ring 9 to the lower ends ofthe shoulder-members to which they are united. The several wires 7 to 12inclusive constitute the body portion of the bust form.

In its preferred 7 construction the bust form is provided in oppositesides with upright slots or passages 13 formed by the pairs of sidewires 12 and extending upwardly from the lower end of the form to withina short distance of its shoulder-portion. The upper ends of these slotsrest normally upon the end portions of the cross bar 4 of the T-stand.They are of the proper width to pass freely over said cross I bar andyet sufficiently narrow to prevent objectionable backward and forwardplay of the form upon said bar.

The bust form is prevented from rocking, tilting or swinging forward andbackward on the cross bar by holding or steadying means of anyappropriate construction, preferably carried by the form and engaging apart of the display stand. In the preferred construction illustrated inFigs. 1, 2 and 3, these holding devices consist of a pair of springclasps extending inwardly from the front and rear portions of thelowermost ring 9 and embracing opposite sides of the adjustable rod 3 ofthe display stand, thus practically forming braces which center thelower portion of the bust form on the stand and firmly hold it in itsnormal position. In the construction shown in the drawings, each ofthese spring clasps is bent from a single piece of wire and comprisesside bars 14 soldered or'otherwise secured at their outer ends to thering 9 and a cross bar 15 connecting the inner ends of said bars andprovided with a central indentation or depression 16 which embraces theupright member of the T-stand. Bythis construction, the bust form isheld against lateral displacement on the cross bar 4 of the stand and atthe same time prevented from rocking backward and forward thereon. Toincrease the elasticity of the spring clasps their side bars arepreferably provided with coils 17.

To obtain the best results, the clasps are preferably arranged toincline more or less from their inner toward their outer ends, as shown.

By this improvement both the upper and lower portions of the bust formare firmly supported and held in their normal upright position and thegarment carried thereby is properly and neatly displayed.

In order to remove the bust form from the T-stand it is only necessaryto spread or spring the holding clasps upwardly sufficiently to admitthe cross bar 4 between ward each other and against the upright {pemberof the stand after clearing the cross If desired, the clasps, holding orsteadying devices of the bust form may be constructed and arranged toengage the cross bar 4 instead of the upright members 1 or 3 of thestand. Such a modification is shown in Fig. 4, where the clasps 18 areshown as extending upwardly and inwardly from the lower ring 9 of thebust form to a point opposite the cross bar 4, the free inner ends ofthe clasps being provided with indentations or depressions 19 whichembrace the front and rear sides of said bar, thus preventing rocking ortilting of the bust form, as in the first described embodiment of theinvention. The clasps 18 are further provided at their upper ends withprojections or finger pieces 20 extending above the cross bar 4, bywhich means they can be readily disengaged from the bar for removing theform from the stand.

The invention while affording the advantages above described doesnotmaterially increase the cost of the bust form.

I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction of the bustform or the holding clasps herein shown and described as they may beobviously modified within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A garment form having slots for receiving the cross bar of a displaystand and means arranged to engage a part of the upwardly from its lowerend and adapted to pass over the cross bar of a display stand, andspring clasps extending inwardly from opposite sides of the form andadapted to engage a part of the stand.

4:. A garment form having side slots extending upwardly from its lowerend and adapted to pass over the cross bar of a display stand, andspring clasps attached to the front and rear portions of the form andextending inwardly and upwardly there from, said clasps being adapted toembrace opposite sides of a part of the stand.

5. A garment form having slots adapted to pass over the cross bar of adisplaystand and spring clasps secured at their outer ends to oppositesides of the form and provided at their free inner ends with depressionsadapted to engage a part of the stand.

6. A garment form having slots adapted to pass over the cross bar of adisplay-stand and spring clasps extending inwardly from opposite sidesof the form and each comprising side bars secured at their outer ends tothe form and provided with coils and a cross bar connecting the innerends of said bars and having a depression adapted to engage a part ofthe stand.

Witness my hand this 23d day of May,

JOHN R. HOOD. lVitnesses:

O. F. GEYER, E. M. GRAHAM.

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